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Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
This hour rebroadcasts the 6am hour. For daily episode descriptions, see Democracy Now! (6am).
Vindication for Snowden? Obama Panel Backs Major Curbs on NSA Surveillance, Phone Record Data Mining; NSA Whistleblower Kirk Wiebe Details Gov’t Retaliation After Helping Expose “Gross Mismanagement; Morsi Charged With Terrorism As Egyptian Military Widens Crackdown on Journalists, Activists. HeadlinesDecember 19, 2013 White House Panel Calls for Reform of NSA Surveillance Greenwald: NSA Seeks … Continued
Geneva Talks “Already Dead” as Syria Faces Unprecedented Humanitarian Crisis, Imploding Opposition; Patrick Cockburn: U.S. Turns Blind Eye as Saudis Fund Jihadists in Syrian Conflict; Patrick Cockburn: U.S. Turns Blind Eye as Saudis Fund Jihadists in Syrian Conflict; Debate: Is Academic Group’s Boycott of Israel a Victory or Setback for Justice in Middle East? HeadlinesDecember … Continued
As Judge Rules NSA Surveillance “Almost Orwellian,” Obama Prepares to Leave Spying Program Intact; The Selling of ADHD: Diagnoses, Prescriptions Soar After 20-Year Marketing Effort by Big Pharma. HeadlinesDecember 17, 2013 Judge Deals Major Blow to NSA Phone Spying Iraq: More Than 70 Killed in Wave of Attacks Yemeni Parliament Backs Ban on U.S. … Continued
President Obama: Nelson Mandela “Freed Not Just the Prisoner, But the Jailer As Well”; Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff: Mandela Gave World “An Unmatched Example of Humanism”; Cuba’s Raúl Castro Praises Nelson Mandela’s “Unwavering Dedication to the Revolutionary Struggle”; Desmond Tutu’s Lively Tribute to Nelson Mandela: “He Gave Us An Incredible Gift”; “A Pan-Africanist Hero”: Nelson … Continued
ALEC’s “Institutional Corruption,” From Backing Apartheid to Assault on Clean Energy, Public Sector; The Secret History of How Cuba Helped End Apartheid in South Africa; As Olympic Winter Games Near, Russian LGBT Activists Speak Out Against Anti-Gay Laws. HeadlinesDecember 11, 2013 Jobless Benefits in Limbo After Bipartisan Budget Deal Federal Agencies Approve Long-Delayed Volcker … Continued
Seymour Hersh: Obama “Cherry Picked” Intelligence on Syrian Chemical Attack to Justify U.S. Strike; Rev. Jesse Jackson on the Life of Nelson Mandela & the Movement that Backed His Anti-Apartheid Fight. HeadlinesDecember 9, 2013 South Africa Begins Week of Mourning for Mandela Report: Obama Admin “Cherry-Picked” Intel on Syria Chemical Strike 11 Dead in … Continued
